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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WITH MEAN
CENTER NEAR 28N70W 1007 MB EXTENDS A TROUGH SW TO 23N75W. THIS
SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NW TO NEAR 29N71W 1006 MB BY TUE
MORNING ...TO NEAR 31N72W 1005 BY LATE TUE NIGHT...AND TO JUST
N OF AREA NEAR 32N74W 1005 MB WED AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL
TRAIL SW FROM THE LOW TO 27N80W ON WED. THE LOW WILL THEN
BEGIN TO DRIFT E ON THU...AND BE PUSHED BACK S INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN PORTION ON FRI AND SAT BY A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES
INTO THE NW ATLC AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN SETS UP ACROSS THE
REGION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35
KT ...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
N OF 28N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 79W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 69W
AND 73W WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 24N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF 69W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED ...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1014 MB IS CENTERED NEAR 28N89W. THE
HIGH WILL SHIFT W TO THE NW GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A
WEAK TROUGH FROM THE ATLC WILL SWEEP S ACROSS THE EASTERN
PORTION TUE AND WED AND ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS THU. WEAK HIGH
PRES SETTLES OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TUE
NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES ACROSS THE N CENTRAL PORTION
OF THE SW N ATLC WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH WED NIGHT
ALLOWING FOR HIGH PRES TO BUILD SW ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
AND TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT SE TO
OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND SAT
AS LOW PRES CURRENTLY IN THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA STRETCHES
NORTHEASTWARD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E TO TROUGH SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
84W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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